Category Archives: Syndicated
MLB looking for Indians to trade willow for ash
By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Baseball is one of several sports seeking a slice of the huge Indian market and its similarity with cricket, often called a religion in the country of 1.4 bi...
Jul 31, 2020
Nokia posts surprise second-quarter profit rise ahead of CEO change
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish telecom network equipment maker Nokia reported an unexpected rise in its first-quarter underlying profit on Friday, amid the COVID-19 pandemic as its new chief executive P...
Jul 31, 2020
Mexico switches up fuel import contracts as it clamps down on costs
By Devika Krishna Kumar and Marianna Parraga NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Pemex's trading arm is overhauling its fuel importing practices, five sources close to the matter said, which includes shi...
Jul 31, 2020
Japan finance minister Aso warns against ‘rapid’ yen rises
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso described the yen's recent rise as "rapid" on Friday, signalling concern that a strong currency could add further pain to an e...
Jul 30, 2020
Indonesia eyes Vietnam as it seeks to diversify thermal coal exports
By Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia, the world's top exporter of thermal coal, is stepping up efforts to diversify sales of the fuel as shipments to top buyer India slump and with export...
Jul 30, 2020
Indonesian Muslims perform Eid prayers with social distancing, masks
By Angie Teo JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian Muslims, wearing face masks and getting temperature checks as a precaution against the novel coronavirus, performed morning prayers on Friday to celebrate t...
Jul 30, 2020
NBA re-evaluating training programme in China after abuse allegations
BEIJING (Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) said it was re-evaluating its training programme in China following allegations of abuse of young players by local staff and harassment of...
Jul 30, 2020
Right-wing former Brazilian minister elected to board of World Bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Abraham Weintraub, a right-wing former Brazilian education minister, has been elected as an executive director of the World Bank, according to a statement by the Bank, whose sta...
Jul 30, 2020
India police patrol ahead of construction of temple on bitterly contested site
By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - Police have been ordered onto the streets of an Indian town where Hindu groups will next week begin building a temple on a site contested by Muslims for de...
Jul 30, 2020
Out of hospital, Saudi King Salman tweets Eid greetings
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz tweeted early in Friday sending congratulations to everyone on the Islamic holiday of Eid Al-Adha. The 84-year-old king left King Faisal hosp...
Jul 30, 2020
